Nashville Mayor Ben West at the Sulphur Dell ballpark (pictured center at the microphone) officially announcing “Jim Turner Day” circa April 1953. Standing to the mayor’s immediate right and left are Jim Turner, the New York Yankees Pitching Coach...

Pictured: An unidentified dignitary; Tennessee Governor Frank Clement; New York Yankees pitching coach Jim Turner; Nashville Mayor Ben West; and a New York Yankees official at the proclamation of Jim Turner Day held at the Sulphur Dell ballpark...

Pictured: Jim Turner, the New York Yankees Pitching Coach, speaking at the microphone during the proclamation ceremony of Jim Turner Day, hosted at Sulphur Dell ballpark in Nashville, Tennessee circa April 1953. In addition to Jim Turner, the...